MULTILATERAL-PEACE WITH ITALY-FEB . 10, 1947 1431 2. The Government of the Free Territory shall, however, provide that the persons referred to in paragraph 1 over the age of eighteen years (or married persons whether under or over that age) whose customary language is Italian shall be entitled to opt for Italian citizenship within six months from the coming into force of the Constitution under conditions to be laid down therein. Any person so opting shall be considered to have re-acquired Italian citizenship. The option of the husband shall not constitute an option on the part of the wife. Option on the part of the father, or if the father is not alive, on the part of the mother, shall, however, automatically include all unmarried children under the age of eighteen years. 3. The Free Territory may require those who take advantage of the option to move to Italy within a year from the date on which the option was exercised. 4. The conditions for the acquisition of citizenship by persons not qualifying for original citizenship shall be determined by the Constituent Assembly of the Free Territory and embodied in the Constitution. Such con- ditions shall, however, exclude the acquisition of citizenship by members of the former Italian Fascist Police (O.V .R.A.) who have not been exon- erated by the competent authorities, including the Allied Military Authorities who were responsible for the administration of the area. Article 7. Oficial Languages The official languages of the Free Territory shall be Italian and Slovene. The Constitution shall determine in what circumstances Croat may be used as a third official language. Article 8. Flag and Coat-of-Arms The Free Territory shall have its own flag and coat-of-arms . The flag shall be the traditional flag of the City of Trieste and the arms shall be its historic coat-of-arms . Article 9. Organs of Government For the government of the Free Territory there shall be a Governor, a Council of Government, a popular Assembly elected by the people of the Free Territory and a Judiciary, whose respective powers shall be exercised in accordance with the provisions of the present Statute and of the Consti- tution of the Free Territory. 61 STAT.]
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